1964 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1964  St. Louis Cardinals
World Series champions
National League champions
St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg
League National League
Ballpark Busch Stadium I
City St. Louis, Missouri
Record93–69 (.574)
League place1st
Owners August "Gussie" Busch
General managers Bing Devine, Bob Howsam
Managers Johnny Keane
Television KSD-TV
Radio KMOX
(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross)
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The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 83rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 73rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 93–69 during the season and finished first in the National League, edging the co-runners-up Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies by one game each on the last day of the regular-season to claim their first NL pennant since 1946. They went on to win the World Series in 7 games over the New York Yankees. This is the first season that the team wore their now famous red cap (but only for home games, beginning the next season, the team would make the red cap permanent for both home and away games).

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Exit Musial, enter Brock

The 1963 team went 93–69. It was the best record for St. Louis since the 1949 team won 96 games. The Cardinals finished six games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1964 saw the Cardinals without the best hitter in franchise history. Stan Musial, whose 3,630 career hits were second on the all-time list and remain fourth today, retired after the 1963 season, at the age of 42, after 22 years in St. Louis. His absence left a hole in the Cardinal lineup and in left field, and as the early weeks of the 1964 season passed, St. Louis hovered at the .500 mark. Cardinals GM Bing Devine, worried about both the team and his own job security, looked for a deal to make before the June 15 trading deadline. [3] He consulted with manager Johnny Keane and they decided that the team needed more speed. Keane and Devine focused on Lou Brock, an outfielder with the Chicago Cubs that the Cardinals had scouted years before and who had struggled since coming to the big leagues. [4]

In June, with the trading deadline near and the Cardinals still around .500, Devine made the call to the Cubs and the deal was done. [5] On June 15, St. Louis traded star pitcher Ernie Broglio, who went 18–8 in 1963 and was having another good year in 1964, to Chicago as part of a six-player deal for Brock. Many people thought the Cubs had gotten the better of the deal, including Chicago sportswriters and many Cardinal players. [6] However, Broglio would have a mediocre half-season for the Cubs and then two more ineffective, injury-riddled years in 1965 and 1966 before disappearing from the big leagues forever. Brock hit .348 for the 1964 Cardinals, and as a Cardinal went on to break the all-time record for stolen bases (since broken by Rickey Henderson), amass over 3000 base hits, and go into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.

Busch fires Devine

For most of the 1964 season, the Philadelphia Phillies looked like the team to beat. Philadelphia spent almost the entire first half in first or second place, and in July moved in first place seemingly to stay. The Cardinals, on the other hand, spent much of the season mired in the middle of the pack, and sometimes close to the bottom. As late as June 17, the Cardinals were eighth in a ten-team league, although they were only six back of the lead. Lou Brock joined the team and immediately began to hit but St. Louis still could not dent Philadelphia's lead. The Cardinals called up prized prospect Mike Shannon in early July, and still they stagnated. [7] [8] They were seventh as late as July 24. One problem was first baseman Bill White; the Cardinal slugger, one of the few power hitters on the team, was bothered by a sore shoulder and struggling badly. [9]

On August 16, with the Cardinals at 61–54 and 9+1⁄2 games out of first place, an impatient Gussie Busch fired general manager Bing Devine. [10] Devine had been GM of the Cardinals since 1957, [11] but would not be around to see how the team he had built would finish. Busch considered firing Keane as well, but held back out of reluctance to further disrupt the team by firing both the manager and GM during the season. [12] Shortly thereafter, however, Busch met with Leo Durocher and made him a verbal offer to manage the Cardinals in 1965. Word soon got out that Keane was a lame duck. [13]

On August 23, the Cardinals fell 11 games behind Philadelphia, tied for the farthest back they'd been all year, although they'd actually improved to fourth place in the overall standings. The Cardinals reeled off a six-game winning streak immediately after falling 11 back and continued to play well in September, but the Phillies seemed to be too far ahead to catch. On September 20, the Cardinals were tied with Cincinnati for second place, 6+1⁄2 games behind Philadelphia. A Sports Illustrated article described the Cardinal surge as "far too late". [10]

The "Phillie Phold" and Cardinal comeback

Injuries accumulated for the first-place Phillies as the season wore on. Slugger Frank Thomas broke his thumb. Starting pitcher Ray Culp hurt his elbow and had to go to the bullpen. Starting pitcher Art Mahaffey was slumping badly. [14] Starting pitcher Dennis Bennett was plagued by tendinitis. [15] Philly manager Gene Mauch, in a move that has remained controversial ever since, reacted to his rotation's problems by using star pitchers Jim Bunning and Chris Short on less than normal rest six times down the stretch. Philadelphia lost all six of those games. [16]

Still the Phillies held on to their lead. On September 20, Philadelphia was 90–60 and led the National League by 6+1⁄2 games with only twelve games to go. A pennant seemed assured. The Phillies even started taking applications for World Series tickets. [17] Then came the infamous "Phillie Phold". The Phold started on September 21, when Philadelphia lost 1–0 to Cincinnati with the only run scoring on a steal of home. [18] [19] The Phils were swept in three games by Cincinnati, who crept to within 3+1⁄2 games of first place. Then they were swept in four games by Milwaukee. On the 25th the Braves beat Philly in 12 innings. On the 26th they beat Philly by scoring three in the top of the ninth. On the 27th Milwaukee beat the Phils 14–8, extending their losing streak to seven games and dropping them out of first place for the first time in two months. Philadelphia was one game behind Cincinnati, while the Cardinals, who'd gone 6–1 during Philadelphia's streak, were in third place, 1.5 games back. The Phillies were feeling the pressure and making mistakes on the bases; in one fifteen-game stretch, 10 Phillies were thrown out trying to take an extra base. [19]

St. Louis and Philadelphia met for a crucial three-game series starting in St. Louis on September 28. The Cardinals won the first game 5–1, vaulting past Philly into second place, one game behind the idle Reds, with the Phils 1.5 games back. On the 29th the Cards beat the Phils 4–2 behind a strong start from Sadecki, and Cincinnati lost to visiting Pittsburgh. The Cardinals were in first place for the first time all year, tied with the Reds, with Philly 1.5 games back. On the 30th the Cardinals beat the Phillies again, 8–5, with Curt Simmons beating Bunning. Cincinnati lost to Pittsburgh at home again, and the Cardinals had sole possession of first place. Philadelphia had lost ten in a row and the Cardinals had won eight in a row.

The Cardinals lost 1–0 on October 2 at home to the terrible Mets while the Phillies beat the Reds in Cincinnati to finally snap their losing streak. On the 3rd the Cardinals lost again to the Mets while the Phillies and Reds remained idle. St. Louis and Cincinnati were tied for first place with 92–69 records, while Philadelphia was one game behind at 91–70. On the last day of the season, October 4, the Phillies beat the Reds at Cincinnati again, but the Cardinals beat the visiting Mets 11–5 to win the pennant by one game, with a 93–69 record; if the Cardinals had lost that game, the regular schedule would have ended in a 3-way tie for the pennant. The "Phold" is remembered as one of the worst late-season collapses in baseball history. [20] The Cardinals, having won their first pennant since 1946, would go on to face the mighty Yankees in the World Series.

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9369.574—48‍–‍3345‍–‍36
Philadelphia Phillies 9270.568146‍–‍3546‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds 9270.568147‍–‍3445‍–‍36
San Francisco Giants 9072.556344‍–‍3746‍–‍35
Milwaukee Braves 8874.543545‍–‍3643‍–‍38
Pittsburgh Pirates 8082.4941342‍–‍3938‍–‍43
Los Angeles Dodgers 8082.4941341‍–‍4039‍–‍42
Chicago Cubs 7686.4691740‍–‍4136‍–‍45
Houston Colt .45s 6696.4072741‍–‍4025‍–‍56
New York Mets 53109.3274033‍–‍4820‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

1964 National League record

Sources:
TeamCHCCINHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSFSTL
Chicago —6–1211–710–88–1011–76–129–99–96–12
Cincinnati 12–6—12–614–4–19–911–79–98–107–1110–8
Houston 7–116–12—7–1112–69–95–135–137–118–10
Los Angeles 8–104–14–111–7—8–1015–3–18–1010–86–1210–8
Milwaukee 10–89–96–1210–8—14–410–812–69–98–10
New York 7–117–119–93–15–14–14—3–156–127–117–11
Philadelphia 12-69–913–510–88–1015–3—10–810–85–13
Pittsburgh 9–910–813–58–106–1212–68–10—8–106–12
San Francisco 9–911–711–712–69–911–78–1010–8—9–9
St. Louis 12–68–1010–88–1010–811–713–512–69–9—

Notable transactions

Roster

1964 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
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Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Past Games Legend
Cardinals Win
(#bfb)		Cardinals Loss
(#fbb)		Game Postponed
(#bbb)		All-Star Game
(#bbcaff)		Clinched Pennant
(#039)
Bold denotes a Cardinals pitcher
1964 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log (93–69)
April: (8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 14@ Dodgers 0–4 Koufax (1–0) Broglio (0–1)50,4510–1
2April 15@ Dodgers 6–2 Gibson (1–0) Drysdale (0–1)28,0251–1
3April 16@ Giants 2–0 Simmons (1–0) Hendley (0–1)9,8752–1
4April 17@ Giants 4–5 (10) Shaw (1–0) Shantz (0–1)19,5242–2
5April 18@ Giants 3–2 Broglio (1–1) Bolin (0–1)23,4833–2
6April 19@ Colt .45s 6–1 Gibson (2–0) Nottebart (0–1)12,9134–2
7April 20@ Colt .45s 1–7 Farrell (1–0) Sadecki (0–1)7,4414–3
8April 22 Dodgers 7–6 Simmons (2–0) Koufax (1–2) Craig (1)31,4105–3
9April 23 Dodgers 5–7 Perranoski (1–0) Taylor (0–1)10,2765–4
10April 24 Colt .45s 3–2 (11) Burdette (1–0) Woodeshick (0–1)6,7896–4
11April 25 Colt .45s 2–4 Farrell (2–0) Shantz (0–2) Woodeshick (2)11,7966–5
12April 26 Colt .45s 4–6 Owens (1–1) Simmons (2–1) Woodeshick (3)9,7006–6
13April 28 Mets 8–0 Broglio (2–1) Jackson (1–3)3,4717–6
14April 29 Mets 4–3 (11) Shantz (1–2) Bearnarth (0–3)3,8448–6
May: (17–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
15May 1 Pirates 6–2 Craig (1–0) Law (0–1)14,7019–6
16May 2 Pirates 4–5 Sisk (1–1) Simmons (2–2) Bork (1)12,5349–7
17May 3 Pirates 8–12 Schwall (2–1) Sadecki (0–2) Face (2)11,0519–8
18May 4 Phillies 9–2 Craig (2–0) Dennis Bennett (2–2)7,43710–8
19May 5 Phillies 2–1 Washburn (1–0) Bunning (3–1) Taylor (1)10,44311–8
20May 6@ Pirates 0–1 Friend (3–0) Sadecki (0–3)8,65911–9
21May 7@ Pirates 4–2 Simmons (3–2) Veale (1–3) Craig (2)7,21912–9
22May 8@ Mets 4–5 Bearnarth (1–3) Shantz (1–3)32,38612–10
23May 9@ Mets 5–1 Gibson (3–0) Cisco (0–2)16,75713–10
24May 10@ Mets 1–4 Stallard (2–4) Craig (2–1)–13–11
25May 10@ Mets 10–1 Washburn (2–0) Hinsley (0–1) Taylor (2)30,77614–11
26May 11@ Phillies 3–2 Sadecki (1–3) Culp (1–3)11,20015–11
27May 12@ Phillies 4–2 Simmons (4–2) Mahaffey (2–2) Craig (3)14,41216–11
—May 13@ Phillies Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 10
28May 14@ Phillies 2–3 Bunning (4–1) Broglio (2–2) Roebuck (4)16,62616–12
29May 15 Braves 10–6 Craig (3–1) Tiefenauer (1–3)22,40017–12
30May 16 Braves 6–5 Sadecki (2–3) Sadowski (2–3) Taylor (3)13,56418–12
31May 17 Braves 7–3 Simmons (5–2) Fischer (4–2)–19–12
32May 17 Braves 2–4 Cloninger (3–2) Washburn (2–1)28,59419–13
33May 19 Cubs 4–7 Ellsworth (3–4) Broglio (2–3)8,54119–14
34May 20 Cubs 1–0 Gibson (4–0) Jackson (5–3)8,61220–14
35May 21 Cubs 10–3 Sadecki (3–3) Hobbie (0–2)7,87721–14
36May 22@ Braves 6–1 Simmons (6–2) Cloninger (3–3)20,48922–14
37May 23@ Braves 4–8 Hoeft (1–0) Craig (3–2)10,56722–15
38May 24@ Braves 4–7 Spahn (4–3) Sadecki (3–4) Sadowski (1)–22–16
39May 24@ Braves 0–10 Lemaster (5–2) Broglio (2–4)26,08422–17
—May 26 Giants Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 18
40May 27 Giants 1–2 Marichal (7–1) Gibson (4–1)14,78622–18
41May 28 Giants 1–2 Hendley (4–3) Simmons (6–3) Bolin (1)14,09222–19
42May 29 Reds 4–3 Sadecki (4–4) O'Toole (3–2)10,21923–19
43May 30 Reds 7–1 Broglio (3–4) Ellis (3–2)11,05124–19
44May 31 Reds 0–6 Purkey (3–3) Washburn (2–2)–24–20
45May 31 Reds 2–1 Gibson (5–1) Tsitouris (1–3)20,24025–20
June: (11–18)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
46June 2@ Cubs 2–5 Jackson (7–4) Simmons (6–4)5,12925–21
47June 3@ Cubs 7–5 Sadecki (5–4) Buhl (5–3) Craig (4)6,71826–21
48June 4@ Cubs 1–2 Ellsworth (7–4) Gibson (5–2)8,01926–22
49June 5@ Reds 4–5 Jay (2–2) Craig (3–3)10,69226–23
50June 6@ Reds 0–3 Tsitouris (2–3) Washburn (2–3) Ellis (1)17,38626–24
51June 7@ Reds 6–11 Nuxhall (5–3) Simmons (6–5) Jay (1)12,92526–25
—June 8@ Giants Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 10
52June 9@ Giants 1–0 Sadecki (6–4) Marichal (8–2)14,34827–25
53June 10@ Giants 0–3 Hendley (5–4) Gibson (5–3) Perry (1)–27–26
54June 10@ Giants 2–1 Hobbie (1–3) Herbel (3–2)16,68428–26
55June 11@ Dodgers 0–5 Drysdale (8–5) Washburn (2–4)29,27228–27
56June 12@ Dodgers 0–3 Koufax (8–4) Broglio (3–5)44,47628–28
57June 13@ Dodgers 2–3 Moeller (4–5) Sadecki (6–5) Perranoski (4)29,19928–29
58June 14@ Colt .45s 1–4 Farrell (10–1) Gibson (5–4)15,34128–30
59June 15@ Colt .45s 3–9 Owens (2–4) Hobbie (1–4)8,58428–31
60June 16@ Colt .45s 7–1 Simmons (7–5) Bruce (6–3)12,38329–31
61June 17@ Colt .45s 2–1 Washburn (3–4) Johnson (5–6) Taylor (4)10,77730–31
62June 18 Giants 7–6 Sadecki (7–5) Marichal (8–3) Taylor (5)14,87631–31
63June 19 Giants 3–1 Gibson (6–4) Herbel (4–3) Taylor (6)24,53332–31
64June 20 Giants 3–14 Hendley (6–4) Hobbie (1–5) Duffalo (1)20,64632–32
65June 21 Giants 3–7 Sanford (5–7) Simmons (7–6) Perry (2)25,84832–33
66June 23 Colt .45s 5–4 Taylor (1–1) Larsen (0–2) Cuellar (1)9,67933–33
67June 24 Colt. 45s 5–7 Owens (3–4) Sadecki (7–6) Woodeshick (15)8,62133–34
68June 25 Colt .45s 4–2 Craig (4–3) Bruce (7–4) Hobbie (1)6,84234–34
69June 26 Phillies 5–6 Roebuck (2–2) Taylor (1–2)18,48434–35
70June 27 Phillies 9–4 Simmons (8–6) Wise (1–1)12,38835–35
71June 28 Phillies 0–5 Short (6–4) Cuellar (0–1)–35–36
72June 28 Phillies 8–2 Sadecki (8–6) Culp (4–6)27,80536–36
73June 29 Braves 4–7 Tiefenauer (3–4) Gibson (6–5)11,33636–37
74June 30 Braves 4–5 Sadowski (3–6) Craig (4–4) Tiefenauer (6)7,48436–38
July: (17–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
75July 1@ Braves 6–1 Simmons (9–6) Fischer (6–5)13,60837–38
76July 2@ Braves 4–3 Sadecki (9–6) Spahn (5–8) Humphreys (1)6,86338–38
77July 3@ Reds 1–4 Tsitouris (5–5) Gibson (6–6)11,97538–39
78July 4@ Reds 2–3 O'Toole (6–4) Cuellar (0–2) McCool (3)21,32038–40
79July 5@ Reds 3–1 Craig (5–4) Jay (4–5)11,85439–40
35th All-Star Game in Queens, New York City, New York
80July 9@ Mets 3–4 Jackson (5–10) Simmons (9–7)13,80439–41
81July 10@ Mets 3–1 Gibson (7–6) Fisher (5–8)33,63440–41
82July 11@ Mets 11–4 Sadecki (10–6) Stallard (5–11) Taylor (7)19,47541–41
—July 12@ Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 13
—July 12@ Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 24
83July 13@ Pirates 5–4 (12) Taylor (2–2) Sisk (1–4)–42–41
84July 13@ Pirates 12–5 Cuellar (1–2) Law (7–8) Washburn (1)14,77343–41
85July 14 Dodgers 8–7 Taylor (3–2) Perranoski (4–5)24,81744–41
86July 15 Dodgers 3–13 L. Miller (1–1) Gibson (7–7) Perranoski (7)17,30444–42
87July 16 Dodgers 2–10 Moeller (5–7) Sadecki (10–7) B. Miller (3)15,78044–43
88July 17 Mets 9–8 Cuellar (2–2) Stallard (5–13) Gibson (1)10,75945–43
89July 18 Mets 15–7 Taylor (4–2) Wakefield (2–3) Sadecki (1)9,42446–43
90July 19 Mets 2–3 Fisher (6–9) Simmons (9–8)–46–44
91July 19 Mets 7–6 Gibson (8–7) Hunter (0–1)18,37747–44
92July 21 Pirates 4–8 Gibbon (7–3) Sadecki (10–8) Bork (2)11,80547–45
93July 22 Pirates 2–13 Veale (11–6) Craig (5–5)11,08947–46
94July 23 Pirates 5–8 Blass (4–6) Cuellar (2–3) Face (3)7,89347–47
95July 24@ Phillies 1–9 Short (9–5) Gibson (8–8)22,62847–48
96July 25@ Phillies 10–9 Simmons (10–8) Dennis Bennett (9–8) Cuellar (2)10,94848–48
97July 26@ Phillies 6–1 Richardson (1–0) Boozer (1–1)–49–48
98July 26@ Phillies 4–1 Sadecki (11–8) Mahaffey (9–5)28,11850–48
99July 28@ Cubs 12–7 (10) Taylor (5–2) Jackson (13–9) Cuellar (3)16,05251–48
100July 29@ Cubs 9–1 Simmons (11–8) L. Burdette (7–3)16,78152–48
101July 30@ Cubs 5–2 Sadecki (12–8) Ellsworth (12–12) Craig (5)11,17353–48
102July 31 Reds 6–7 Tsitouris (7–7) Richardson (1–1) Purkey (1)22,13653–49
August: (18–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
103August 1 Reds 5–6 Jay (6–8) Gibson (8–9) Ellis (6)13,05753–50
104August 2 Reds 5–4 Cuellar (3–3) McCool (3–2) Taylor (8)14,01054–50
105August 4 Cubs 0–4 L. Burdette (8–4) Sadecki (12–9)12,72354–51
106August 5 Cubs 4–2 Richardson (2–1) Buhl (12–8) Humphreys (2)11,61455–51
107August 6 Cubs 5–3 Gibson (9–9) Ellsworth (12–13) Schultz (1)8,25856–51
108August 7 Colt .45s 4–0 Simmons (12–8) Brown (2–10)14,34457–51
109August 8 Colt .45s 3–4 Nottebart (5–8) Taylor (5–3) Owens (3)14,84257–52
110August 9 Colt .45s 8–2 Sadecki (13–9) Bruce (11–7)19,65858–52
111August 10 Giants 2–1 Gibson (10–9) Herbel (10–7) Schultz (2)18,77959–52
112August 11 Giants 3–6 Hendley (10–7) Simmons (12–9) Pierce (4)21,07559–53
113August 12 Giants 6–4 Craig (6–5) Shaw (7–5) Schultz (3)17,67660–53
114August 14@ Dodgers 4–3 Sadecki (14–9) Drysdale (13–12) Cuellar (4)33,83561–53
115August 15@ Dodgers 3–4 Moeller (7–11) Gibson (10–10) Perranoski (9)22,21861–54
116August 16@ Dodgers 0–3 Koufax (19–5) Richardson (2–2)–61–55
117August 16@ Dodgers 4–0 Simmons (13–9) L. Miller (2–4)38,07262–55
118August 17@ Colt .45s 3–1 Cuellar (4–3) Brown (2–12) Schultz (4)8,05363–55
119August 18@ Colt .45s 5–2 Sadecki (15–9) Larsen (1–6) Schultz (5)8,61764–55
120August 19@ Colt .45s 7–8 (10) Owens (6–7) Schultz (0–1)8,14964–56
121August 21@ Giants 6–5 Taylor (6–3) Duffalo (2–1) Schultz (6)19,64465–56
122August 22@ Giants 2–4 Bolin (5–5) Craig (6–6)22,91065–57
123August 23@ Giants 2–3 (10) O'Dell (6–6) Schultz (0–2)28,71265–58
124August 24 Pirates 5–1 Gibson (11–10) Friend (10–14)10,88166–58
125August 25 Pirates 7–6 (13) Taylor (7–3) McBean (7–2)8,66467–58
126August 26 Pirates 4–2 Cuellar (5–3) Bork (2–1)9,66268–58
127August 28 Dodgers 5–3 Sadecki (16–9) Ortega (6–6)20,18069–58
128August 29 Dodgers 4–1 Gibson (12–10) Reed (1–3)20,00170–58
129August 30 Dodgers 5–1 Simmons (14–9) L. Miller (2–6)24,76671–58
130August 31 Dodgers 3–12 Drysdale (15–13) Cuellar (5–4)16,38771–59
September: (21–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
131September 1 Braves 5–4 Taylor (8–3) Lemaster (13–10)8,07972–59
132September 2 Braves 6–2 Gibson (13–10) Fischer (10–9)8,36973–59
133September 3 Braves 0–7 Blasingame (4–4) Craig (6–7)8,22173–60
134September 4 Cubs 8–5 Richardson (3–2) Elston (2–5)10,22074–60
135September 5 Cubs 5–8 Jackson (18–10) Cuellar (5–5) McDaniel (11)12,18574–61
136September 6 Cubs 5–4 (11) Humphreys (1–0) McDaniel (1–7)16,16175–61
137September 7 Reds 3–2 Gibson (14–10) Henry (2–2)–76–61
138September 7 Reds 3–2 Schultz (1–2) Nuxhall (8–8)22,18777–61
139September 9@ Phillies 10–5 (11) Humphreys (2–0) Baldschun (6–7)25,33978–61
140September 10@ Phillies 0–3 Short (16–7) Sadecki (16–10)14,55278–62
141September 11@ Cubs 5–0 Gibson (15–10) Broglio (7–12)2,24079–62
142September 12@ Cubs 2–3 Buhl (13–11) Craig (6–8)8,33079–63
143September 13@ Cubs 15–2 Simmons (15–9) Ellsworth (14–15) Washburn (2)11,60680–63
—September 14@ Braves Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 15
144September 15@ Braves 11–6 Sadecki (17–10) Cloninger (16–13) Schultz (7)–81–63
145September 15@ Braves 3–1 Gibson (16–10) Blasingame (5–5)5,84382–63
146September 16@ Braves 2–3 Lemaster (15–11) Taylor (8–4) Tiefenauer (12)3,01982–64
—September 18@ Reds Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19
147September 19@ Reds 5–7 Ellis (9–3) Gibson (16–11)–82–65
148September 19@ Reds 2–0 Sadecki (18–10) McCool (5–3) Schultz (8)13,22183–65
149September 20@ Reds 6–9 Ellis (10–3) Schultz (1–3)11,54483–66
150September 22@ Mets 2–1 Simmons (16–9) Stallard (10–19)10,44384–66
151September 23@ Mets 1–2 Cisco (6–17) Craig (6–9) Hunter (5)3,94184–67
152September 24@ Pirates 4–2 Gibson (17–11) Wood (0–1)–85–67
153September 24@ Pirates 4–0 Sadecki (19–10) Butters (1–2)2,84686–67
154September 25@ Pirates 5–3 Richardson (4–2) Cardwell (1–1) Schultz (9)3,69487–67
155September 26@ Pirates 6–3 Simmons (17–9) Veale (18–12) Schultz (10)4,08588–67
156September 27@ Pirates 5–0 Craig (7–9) Law (12–13) Schultz (11)19,28789–67
157September 28 Phillies 5–1 Gibson (18–11) Short (17–9) Schultz (12)24,14690–67
158September 29 Phillies 4–2 Sadecki (20–10) Dennis Bennett (12–14) Schultz (13)27,43391–67
159September 30 Phillies 8–5 Simmons (18–9) Bunning (18–8) Richardson (1)29,92092–67
October: (1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
160October 2 Mets 0–1 Jackson (11–16) Gibson (18–12)19,01992–68
161October 3 Mets 5–15 Parsons (1–2) Sadecki (20–11)18,65092–69
162October 4 Mets 11–5 Gibson (19–12) Cisco (6–19) Schultz (14)30,14693–69

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Tim McCarver 143465134.288952
1B Bill White 160631191.30321102
2B Julián Javier 155535129.2411265
3B Ken Boyer 162628185.29524119
SS Dick Groat 161636186.292170
LF Lou Brock 103419146.3481244
CF Curt Flood 162679211.311546
RF Mike Shannon 8825366.261943

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Charlie James 8823352.223517
Carl Warwick 8815841.259315
Bob Skinner 5511832.271116
Bob Uecker 4010621.19816
Johnny Lewis 409422.23427
Doug Clemens 337816.20519
Phil Gagliano 405815.25919
Jeoff Long 284310.23314
Jerry Buchek 35306.20001
Dal Maxvill 37266.23104
Ed Spiezio 12124.33300
Joe Morgan 330.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bob Gibson 40287.119123.01245
Curt Simmons 34244.01893.43104
Ray Sadecki 37220.020113.68119
Ernie Broglio 1169.1353.5036

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Roger Craig 39166.0793.2584
Ray Washburn 1560.0344.0528
Gordie Richardson 1947.0422.3028
Glen Hobbie 1344.1124.2618
Bobby Shantz 1617.1133.1212
Lew Burdette 810.0101.803

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Barney Schultz 3013141.6429
Ron Taylor 638484.6269
Mike Cuellar 325544.5056
Bob Humphreys 282022.5336
Harry Fanok 40005.8710
Dave Bakenhaster 20006.000
Jack Spring 20003.000
Dave Dowling 10000.000

1964 World Series

Playing in their first Series in eighteen years, and one that resembled a rematch of the two franchises' first encounter in 1926, the upstart "Redbirds" took on the veteran New York Yankees, featuring Ken Boyer's younger brother Clete, also an All-Star third baseman. Ken Boyer's stunning grand slam home run in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium, along with Gibson's overpowering pitching, was a key in a 4 games to 3 win by the Cardinals – their seventh World Series championship. This marked the end of the Yankee dynasty that saw 15 pennants in 18 seasons from 1947 to 1964. The Cardinals are the only one of the original eight National League teams to hold an overall World Series edge against the Yankees, 3 Series to 2.

Before the regular season had ended, both the owners of the Cardinals and the Yankees had decided to replace their managers, Keane and Yogi Berra, after the season – regardless of outcome. When these two teams happened to meet in the World Series, this plan received a great deal of attention.

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game
1Yankees – 5, Cardinals – 9October 7 Busch Stadium 30,8052:42
2Yankees – 8, Cardinals – 3October 8Busch Stadium30,8052:29
3Cardinals – 1, Yankees – 2October 10 Yankee Stadium 67,1012:16
4Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3October 11Yankee Stadium66,3122:18
5Cardinals – 5, Yankees – 2October 12Yankee Stadium65,6332:37
6Yankees – 8, Cardinals – 3October 14Busch Stadium30,8052:37
7Yankees – 5, Cardinals – 7October 15Busch Stadium30,3462:40

Thirty years later, David Halberstam would chronicle the 1964 Cardinals and their World Series opponents the 1964 Yankees in the book October 1964.

After the season

Gussie Busch changed his mind about Durocher and attempted to rehire his Series-winning manager, but Keane, angry at the way Busch had treated him and Devine, quit and became manager of the Yankees. [25] Red Schoendienst took over as manager and led the team to two pennants and a championship in 1967 on his way to twelve seasons at the helm. The Sporting News named Bing Devine Baseball Executive of the Year a few months after he was fired and Keane Manager of the Year . [26]

Awards and honors

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Jacksonville Suns International League Harry Walker
AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Grover Resinger
A Raleigh Cardinals Carolina League George Kissell
A Winnipeg Goldeyes Northern League Ron Plaza
A Rock Hill Cardinals Western Carolinas League Hal Smith
Rookie SRL Cardinals Sarasota Rookie League Fred Koenig

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References

  1. ↑ "Jimmie Coker Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ Carl Sawatski at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Halberstam 133
  4. ↑ Halberstam 134–5
  5. ↑ Halberstam 135–6
  6. ↑ Halberstam 136–7
  7. ↑ Mike Shannon 1964 game log
  8. ↑ Halberstam 194–6
  9. ↑ Halberstam 198
  10. 1 2 "Futile Surge", Sports Illustrated, September 21, 1964
  11. ↑ Halberstam 17
  12. ↑ Halberstam 253
  13. ↑ Halberstam 265–7
  14. ↑ Halberstam 303
  15. ↑ Halberstam 303, 311
  16. ↑ Halberstam 303–4, 306
  17. ↑ Halberstam 305
  18. ↑ Reds 1, Phils 0
  19. 1 2 Leggett, William (October 5, 1964). "The Big Red Surge". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  20. ↑ 1964 Sports Illustrated cover
  21. ↑ Gary Kolb at Baseball-Reference
  22. ↑ Walt Williams at Baseball-Reference
  23. ↑ Ernie Broglio at Baseball-Reference
  24. ↑ Mike Torrez at Baseball-Reference
  25. ↑ Halberstam 351–2
  26. ↑ Halberstam 354
  27. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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